Umatilla County OR Archives Biographies.....Hays, Samuel F. 1862 - 
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Author: Colonel William Parsons 

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SAMUEL F. HAYS
	When the great Civil war was progressing in all its awfulness the 
subject of our sketch was born in Hardin county, Iowa.  It was the year 1862.  
He staid in the place of his birth and received there his education.  He grew 
to manhood amid the cornfields of Iowa, for he was a farmer and followed that 
business until he came to this county in1885. Since coming here he has 
followed various occupations as the occasion provided, being a man of great 
adaptability and versatility.  He first went at that which seemed so congenial 
to him, farming, and he was able to  as successfully raise wheat in this land 
as he did corn in Iowa.  Later he took a position as clerk at the Hotel 
Pendleton, where he continued for seven years, until 1897.  Here he showed 
that he was very successful in handling the large trade of this hotel since 
his services were so in demand.  Finding that this too confining Mr. Hays 
again repaired to farming and so continued until he found a prime opportunity 
to make a successful venture in the boarding house business, which he did.  
After a season he sought the present position and found it congenial to his 
tastes and lucrative.  He is the proprietor of the Telephone Stables.  He 
takes pride in handling good stock and first-class rigs.  He is always 
reaching out to make his business attractive and useful to his patrons, 
desiring to please and secure the good will of the traveling public, which he 
surely merits and enjoys.
	In December, 1882, before he left his native state, he was joined in 
the bands of matrimony to Miss Emma Ott, a native of that state.  They have 
been blessed with four children:  Edward E., Guy, Irma and Glen.
	Mr. Hayes is a popular member of the Woodmen of the World.


Additional Comments:
An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of 
Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the 
State of Oregon.  W. H. Lever, Publisher  1902.


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